Multivariate cluster analysis identifies benthic marine fossil communities from the Early Carboniferous Delepinea aspinosa Zone in New South Wales. The dataset likely contains recurrent species associations from the Inflatia elegans and Linoprotonia tenuirugosa Subzones, analyzed using Euclidean distance and weighted-pair grouping. It is hosted by the Australian Ocean Data Network and was last updated on 2026-04-16.
Use Cases
- Identify recurrent species associations based on multivariate cluster analysis described in the study
- Compare benthic community composition between the Inflatia elegans and Linoprotonia tenuirugosa Subzones
- Analyze paleoenvironmental gradients and depth-related community distribution inferred from the description
- Study species persistence and community evolution across faunal zones, such as the Rhipidomella australis community
Strengths
- Analysis covers all known fossiliferous intervals of the two subzones in the study area
- Results are compared to faunas of the succeeding Rhipidomella fortimuscula Zone
- Last updated date is explicitly provided: 2026-04-16 15:13:55.264480
Limitations
- Row count and column-level documentation are unknown, limiting suitability assessment
- Data format is limited to HTML and PDF, which may require extraction for quantitative analysis
- Description metadata is limited; actual data quality requires manual inspection after download
Provenance
- Source
- Australian Ocean Data Network
- Collection Method
- Multivariate (cluster) analysis of samples collected from fossiliferous intervals
- Time Range
- Early Carboniferous (Visean-Delepinea aspinosa Zone)
- Freshness
- Last updated 2026-04-16 15:13:55.264480
- Geography
- New South Wales, Australia